Monday, August 25, 2008

Chakvetadze out of U.S. Open in first round

When Ekaterina Makarova served for the match, at 1-6, 6-2, 5-3, her opponent, Anna Chakvetadze, had three break points to stay in the match. Makarova saved all three, however, and won on her first match point. The players' stats are remarkably similar; if anything, Chakvetadze's are a bit better. But someone has to win, even if the stats are the same.

This loss has to really sting, coming just after Chakvetadze's failure to win the championship in New Haven. And especially since she has done so much to improve her game.

I STILL Stand With Maria

About the blog author

Diane Elayne Dees is a writer, a semi-retired psychotherapist in private practice, and a life-long fan of women's professional tennis.

For several years, Diane published the progressive blog, The Dees Diversion, and she also contributed regularly to the Mother Jones MoJo Blog. Diane has published political essays, short fiction and creative nonfiction. For the past several years, she has concentrated on writing poetry (Diane has written several tennis-themed poems).